The glitz,
the glamour, the excitement! Host a student film festival to see it all come to
life.

More
importantly, you’ll see how invested your students are in their projects and how
preparing for this moment has helped them to enhance their writing,
storytelling, creativity, and digital literacy skills. The film festival will
showcase students’ productions to their peers, teachers, parents, and the
community, and provide a way for students to share their stories with the
world.

The authors
are technology integration specialists charged with helping teachers in their
district make technology a fundamental part of learning and teaching. They took
note of students’ interest in digital media outside of school and realized that
video production was an excellent way to get students engaged and using
technology in the classroom. To make video production a part of the district
culture, they developed the Parkway Digital Film Festival. This festival has
since become a catalyst for innovation in the classroom. A film festival can do
the same at your school or district! In this book, discover the power of digital
video, learn how to work with teachers to integrate video production into the
curriculum, and get step-by-step guidance on developing and implementing a
successful film festival.

Features: An overview of how
digital video production can be used in the classroom and the impact it has on
student writing and digital literacy skills; step-by-step guidance on planning a
film festival, including working with teachers and students, the technical and
logistical details of putting on the actual event, and a checklist and sample
timeline; a chapter devoted to making movies—from pre-production (writing
process, peer editing) to production (filming, sound, lighting) to post
production—including tips for each step